No, Bernie Sanders is not a self-hating Jew.  Nor are members of the organization J Street, because its leader, Jeremy Ben-Ami, has told us as much.  Yet it remains a puzzlement that these self-proclaimed supporters of Israel – indeed, many vitally concerned about the proper "soul" of Israel – are constantly scolding the Jewish State for alleged misbehavior.  Rarely, if ever, do they utter a word about its accomplishments or its crucial need for security. Of course, we know from numerous organizations such as the Jewish Voice for Peace, as well as from Middle East experts such as the novelist Alice Walker and the sanctimonious Archbishop Desmond Tutu, much more about the shortcomings of Israel than of the paradise to be found in Iran, Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Burundi. To the delight of the U.S. mainstream press, above all the New York Times, Bernie Sanders, the independent candidate for president, has now joined the chorus of those who tell...(Read Full Article)